Honoring and Celebrating the Life of Jinendra Jain

The Staff and graduates of Landmark invite you to share and participate in the celebration of Landmark Forum Leader Emeritus Jinendra Jain and his life. Jinendra passed away on May 24, after being diagnosed with cancer two years ago.

Few people ever get to live the kind of life Jinendra led. Entirely dedicated to service, Jinendra was both an est trainer and later a Landmark Forum Leader in a career in transformation that spanned four decades. A former monk and English professor, he was born in India and first came the United States in 1974 where he participated in the est training. He went on staff for est in 1978. His first job was to bring the est training to India, where he successfully navigated the many challenges of bringing the program to a country for the first time. Later he was trained to lead seminars, the Communication Workshop, the est training and the 6 Day program.

In 1991 he became one of the founders of Landmark Education and was the Landmark Forum Leader accountable for the Communication Courses. He presided over the re-design of the Team, Management, and Leadership Program as well as the development of the Communication Course: Access to Power and Communication Course: Performance and Power programs. He was also accountable for the expansion of the Landmark Forum Leader faculty, and for 35 people becoming Landmark Forum Leaders. He retired from Landmark in 2003. As a program leader he was beloved by the more than 100,000 people for whom he led.

He and his wife Katherine were married for nearly 40 years and raised four very successful children. He was known for his humor, gentle manner and deep love for people.

He had an uncommon ability to get people to the heart of what was important to them. Upon receiving his brain cancer diagnosis he chose to create a celebration of his life while he was still alive. In May of 2013, hundreds of family and friends gathered in Marin County, California, to commemorate his unique life and its enormous contribution.

Jinendra’s Facebook page has been flooded with messages of appreciation and support for his family. His contribution lives on through the thousands and thousands of people he touched and he will be deeply missed.

It is with deepest sorrow that I learn of the passing away of my mentor and friend, Jinendra Jain! He accompanied Ganeshpuri Mukhtananda to the USA and the then skeptic Jinendra stayed back to become the faculty chief of Landmark Education Corporation, when Werner Erhard sold it for a dollar and carried on to reach the critical mass of graduates for the transformation of the very world. I had been acquainted with 2 of his children: Karuna, an Advocate, and Pete. Karuna is my birth-day twin: April 19.
Old timers, K Sivasankaran Sangunni (Sangu), Srinivasan Jayaraman (JS) and I spent a special evening with Jinendra, when he was here in Bangalore for a seminar.
Jinendra, you made a difference in our lives and the lives of hundreds of thousands. We loved you and still do love you!

We were so fortunate to have Jinendra here in New Mexico twice I think. He had surprisingly succinct ways of saying each distinction! Burned into my memory is him saying: “This is the whole of our work: to accept what is, and to create what’s not.”

My favorite memory from Jinendra leading my Landmark Forum in 1996, after he shared with us that he'd been a priest in an Eastern religion: "When it comes to conversations about God, I am not just 'a guy in a diner', you know. But we do not talk about religion here".

With heart felt sympathy I will miss Jinendra. My thoughts and prayers are with
Katherine and their children. Always remember that what is loved and lost, stays
in your heart. Thank you for being my Forum leader while reviewing the training.

My Salute & Deep Love to a wonderful & a very simple man Jinendra jain, I did my communication workshop with Jinendra Jain in 1987 & Also Assisted him during the Workshops in Bangalore, while he was at one of the fine hotels in bangalore with his two children Karuna & Pete.

Jinendra-a wonderful and extraordinary human being! I was fortunate and privileged to have learned from his presence and teachings in both the Forum and Six-Day in 190 and 1991. His words were transformatitive then and continue to be as they unfold in my life now. He is truly missed and continues to live in my mind,heart and spirit.

Jinender was a close friend of my elder brother ManMohan. I have deep appreciation for his contribution to society . I have known him since my child hood . I had a opportunity to interact with him many times during his visit to New Delhi . I am very saddened to know about that he is no more . I wrote him a mail just a few days back and was wondering why I did not hear . May God grant peace to this Nobel soul!

I had met him in a Landmark’s program in Jai Hind college, Mumbai on 14th Oct. 2012, Sunday ( 3pm to 7pm ). Great personality & visionary. A powerful leader. He brought the EST / Landmark to India. We all owe a lot to him.

I was moved to tears upon hearing of Jinendra Jain’s death. I am completely honored to have known Jinendra in my participation with Landmark Education in Phoenix (now known as Landmark Worldwide). I had the honor and privilege of knowing and being coached by Jinendra. While in Phoenix, I was on production teams with him and onced served as his Course Leader Support around 1995. It was an awesome experience. Jinendra led my Advanced Course on Thursday, September 13, 2001 right after the 9/11 attacks! (A Landmark graduate drove him from San Diego to Phoenix.) Jinendra was also the Landmark Forum Leader accountable for the Communication Program and the Team Management and Leadership Program. I was fortunate to be in those programs while he was overseeing and coaching them. His coaching was invaluable and he made a huge difference in my life! His love for people was limitless and I always felt honored, respected and loved by him. Jinendra, I will keep you in my prayers as a good friend and as an intercessor. Your spirit lives on in my heart and in my mind. Thank you for the huge difference you made in my life! God bless you, Jinendra! RIP.
Love, Bill Spence

Jinendra was A Saint
He was saint in its true sense.. not attached to any thing, any place or any thoughts. We visited Ganeshpuri Ashram with him and also Baba Muktanand Ashram near Dahanu with him. He would recall his childhood, youth memories of his interactions with monks and spiritual leaders. Spiritual inquiry was his life’s journey. He was Baba himself…..

Darn! If there is anyone who should live ‘forever’ it is [former] est Trainers, like Jinendra Jain. These people embody, for me, the highest level of development of human being, so far, on this planet, and have contributed priceless service. The rest of us can honor them only by committing to our own [and others’] conscious evolution. We need
more humans like Jinendra–not less. RIP, Sir.

Jinendra was a very special man. I will never forget taking a course with him, resisting enrolling in the next one, and having a one-on-one conversation about it with him. We talked a little, he put his hand on my shoulder, and I got it. I went home, took a shower, and cried until the water ran cold.

I am saddened to hear of Jinendra’s passing. He was “my” Forum Leader in November 1990. Also, I was fortunate to have spent quality time with him in my IFL days in early 1991. I will forever remember the favorable influences he had in my life. And yes, he was witty, and as mentally acute as anyone I have ever met.

Mr Jinendra Jain has made great attainments for the Landmark community. I too had a lot of fun during the weekend course. I came across so many different people from varied backgrounds. I made a few friends and incorporated multiple changes in my life. Since then, my routine had become fun and interesting. I got more expressive and understanding. I am grateful to my neighbor who took me to the introductory session.

Mr Jinendra Jain came to South Africa at Lonmin Platinum mine in 2006. I was privileged to be a translator for him at 4 day leadership courses. He was a marvel to watch and God sent. He had this special humour I still hear in my head everytime his name is mentioned.

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